Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-23
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
The platform adopted at their State Con
vCniiOu-Cleveland Arraigned.

nt AlbiIOFh buOpteu IheIr state con-
vention-Cieveland Arraigned.
Following is the platform in full adopt
ed 10y the New York republicans The re-
publican party, by all honorable means,
seeks rest )ration to power in the State
and in the nation, because of the unchal-
lenged record of history attcsting It's ad
muistrative success in war time, in the
period of restoration and pacification, in
executive, legislative and financial
achievements, in the purity and efficiency
of its methods, aud in the lasting bene-
fits conferred upon the people, a2d be-
cari.c, since democratic ascendency in the
state and nation, the incaplciy and in
efficiency of that party in administration
and in legislation, the egeeious blum
dtis OF the executive and the democratic
bleuCh of Congress, many of whose acts
al To the detrlment Of the public inter
g. p, nave constantly emphasized he wis
dom and necessity of such restoration.
Two and It halt years of Il democratic
president, who has had the cooperation
81 du overwhelming majority in the House
Of yprtsentatVes, where, under the con
stluton, al revenue measures must
originate, have exposed the incapaciiy of
tha democratic party and the weakness of
the democratic policy under which so
which there have come only broken
pit q 1c~, failure to promote TIE peoples
.,t, r--,s, no plan TO reduce the revenue
g.. tu lctreGcE the expenditures no pur-
30 to promote u practical civil service
reform, or Otherwise to improve the pub
he service: while conspicuous among tue
mauy shortcomings of this administration
aIc uUmDerlesS HppOIutecS who haze
proved fairhle,, and incompetent; the
postal service disnrgJuized aud its eiliC
lency impaired, and the public business in
other departments delayed and obstruct-
ed
We ID. here firmly to the American pol
icy, IN. I whose operation uneXamplcd
prosperity and limit have blessed the
land, and hold that any changes to he
made IT, ne tariff laws should be made
by the lends of those laws, and in the
interest ui protection OF labor on cur own
soil, ard oi home markets, not 10y or in
IT," interest of free trade propagandlsts,
u Tor the benefit Of foreign producers
ana tOiri: IN labor. National taxation
should he 80 adjusted as to raise revenue
sufficient for an economic and wise al
mulst tion Of the government, for the
development of the public debt, for the
development Of national resources, and
for national defence, but any reductlou
should be- 50 maize as not to impair
the prosperity of home Industries.
American markets must be preserved
to the products OF American LABOR
and capital aud protected from tor.
the national and state civil service reform
laws has cur hearty approval. These
laws should b. executed in the spirit IN
which they were enacted and accepted by
the people, ana be advanced and made
permanent. The hypocitical preteuses
under which both President Cleveland :
aud Gov. Hllrs administrations have con
tinually aud shametully violated the law
by systematic perversiOns to partisan pur-
poses deserves popular condemnatiOn
The political rights of all persons
throughout the land must be established
| firmly and beyond controversy The per
secutions of the Workingman in the South
and the denial of his civil rights cause
degradation, low wages and inferior pro
ducts, which bring into unfair competl-
ton the labor of the North, and obstruct
that full measure of prosperity ana tnrltt
that equal conditions throughout the
country would establish and maintain. "A
| fair hearing on public questions, free
ballot IN every citizens hand and an hon
est count of Ihe vote are just prerogatives
of citizenship, to which full respect must
be paid to insure the enjoyment of the
| treeman's birthrlght and the maintenance
of republican government on a stable
| foundation.
= The veterans of the Union armies and
| naVieS are entitled to the liberal cOnsld-
| Grafton Cf this people for all public pre-
| ierment, and should receive generous care
and adequate pensions. The fiippant,
~neerin4 language oi President Cleye
! lands vet1g~ ot pension bills was insult
! INK to the veterans and degrading to tue
| executive. The subservient spirit dis
played in Mr. Cleveland's Illegal order to
retlrn rebel battle flags, the precious
/ trophies of uhe Union troops, deserve only
rrpruuatOn and justly eXcltes the resent
meut of all loyal people.
Congress should pass laws and establish
regulations that will prevent the conlin2t 70
our shores of disleputab!e and uudeslr-
able persons whose presence here would
threaten good government, disturb the
peace and order and dcprecia'e the dig
nifty and rewards Of honest labor. An
Srch,Sts, communists, polYgAm'~t~, pau
| pers fuQitlves from justice AID INSANE,
vicious and criminal persons, - also con
| tract labor, should be r'g1roU-lE tNciuiied.
| hu, honest, industrious aud well utel-
toned persons eSc1pug the "pprcNslo!!
| aud degradation Of old world dr-pOtISIus,
aud he crushing force az iIc- 'rade poll
| ces. are welcome d. It desirable element
| in our DODulatiOn